Last week, Grameen America Board Chair Muhammad Yunus inspired Westmont College students at the ninth annual President's Breakfast with a message on poverty and social business. Professor Yunus emphasized the potential for positive change in doing well by doing good.
Chairman of the President's Breakfast Committee John Davies noted, "He is proof that one man can work to change the world, and we are thankful for his servitude to end world poverty."

This week's roundup delves into the significance of financial inclusion and the defining challenge of income inequality in thriving US cities. Also, Grameen America Board Chair Muhammad Yunus becomes this year's recipient of the Lotus Leadership Award.

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This week's roundup delves into the significant growth of microfinance, and a new way to look at progress in the fight against poverty. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Grameen America Board Chair Muhammad Yunus discusses how to take philanthropy to the next level alongside Sir Richard Branson and Bill Gates.

Our latest weekly roundup covers Grameen America Board Chair Muhammad Yunus' definition of success, and his reasoning behind lending microloans to women. Also, after 50 years in the war on poverty, women continue to struggle to make ends meet.

Professor Yunus, Grameen America Board Chair, delivered the keynote speech at RESULTS Conference 2013 on Monday, July 22 in Washington, DC. Highlighting Grameen America's success in implementing the Grameen model in the US, Yunus shared his vision to end poverty with conference attendees. We put the spotlight on a few of the live tweets from the conference. Want to learn more?

We were elated to have Professor Yunus join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony in the Bronx. As he told the audience of borrowers and supporters, "today is not just opening a branch, it's opening a future."